Combination toilet tissue roll and deodorant container



July 26, 1960 F. G. BARTUS 2,946,511

COMBINATION TOILET TISSUE ROLL AND DEODORANT CONTAINER Filed May 26, 1958 WW/M COMBINATION TOHJET TISSUE ROLL AND DEODORANT CONTAINER Frank 'G. Bartus, 2506 N. 'Kedzie Blvd., Chicago, Ill.

Filed May 26, 1958, Ser. No. 737,849

3 Claims. (Cl. 239-52) The present invention relates to combination toilet 'tissue rolls and deodorant containers, with a view to providing in a single commercial package an article of manufacture which serves a dual function-first, the provision of toilet tissue and second, the provision of a built-in deodorant package from which a deodorant is gradually released.

,Various devices have been conceived and constructed for the purpose of providing a deodorant material at or near the place where it would have a substantial effect, practically and from a psychological standpoint. In this regard, the prior art discloses, among other constructions a device in which deodorant cake material is applied and secured on the inner or the inner and outer surface of the tube which supports the normal toilet tissue roll. This prior device functions by releasing excessive amounts of the deodorant by rubbing off from the cake portions thereof as the roll is rotated on its spindle.

The prior art also discloses a construction in the instant class which comprises a separable toilet tissue holder or spindle on which a roll of toilet tissue is mounted. The spindle is hollow and provides a container in which a deodorant cake is held or contained.

Other attempts at solution of the problem include such structures as a roll paper dispenser with a built-in deodorant container. That is, a case or casing is provided for the toilet tissue roll which has as a spindle for the roll a perforated tube, the perforations of which register with a deodorant container within the casing, the deodorant container having apertures which register with apertures in the spindle.

The latter two prior art disclosures provide containers for holding a deodorant material which is not in any way connected or associated with the deodorant tissue roll. That is, servicing of the deodorant container to provide adequate deodorant is a function which is separate from replacement of the toilet tissue roll. The first-mentioned prior art disclosure provides deodorant material in association with the roll itself and, accordingly, from the standpoint of the problem to be solved, is hypothecated in part on principles underlying the instant invention. However, such first-mentioned prior art disclosure requires the employment of substantially more deodorant than is actually required, because the deodorant is at all times exposed to the air and may even evaporate if the shelf-life of the toilet tissue roll with which the deodorant is associated is appreciably prolonged.

To overcome the objection, the instant invention provides a toilet tissue roll in which container means for the deodorant are provided in association with the rollsupporting tube. The container is normally impervious to air whereby the deodorant material will not escape except when desired. Therefore, regardless of the shelflife of the tissue roll, the deodorant material found with in the container associated with the roll maintains its initial strength until the container is opened.

The container holding the deodorant is opened at the time of employment of the roll by perforating the de- 2,946,511 Patented July 26, 1960 odorant container with a rip or pull cord trapped in the deodorant container. Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a deodorant material in association with a toilet tissue roll which remains sealed until the toilet tissue is employed.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a combination toilet tissue roll and deodorant container having means for opening the container to allow limited escape of the deodorant material.

It is a yet further object of the invention to provide a combination toilet tissue roll and impervious deodorant container securely mounted in the toilet tissue roll and in which the deodorant container carries deodorant granules which are shaken from the container through a limited opening therein as the roll is rotated.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and numerals of reference thereon.

On the drawings: a

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet tissue roll embodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, parts being broken away for the purpose of illustration.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing another form of the invention.

i Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a third form of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings,there is shown in Fig. 1 a toilet tissue roll 10 which is wound about a tube 11. The tube 11 may be fabricated from any suitable material, with conventional cardboard being adequate.

The tube 11, when mounted for use, will seat on a conventional-type spindle (not shown) whereby the roll may be unwound for use by pulling the free end 12.

The tube 11 in the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is disclosed as having a plurality of longitudinally spaced annular recesses or grooves 13 which open on the inner surface of tube 11. An annular container 14 is securely mounted in each groove or recess 13. Such mounting may be eifectuated in any obvious manner, which includes the use of a suitable adhesive.

The container may be fabricated from any suitable material such as plastic or metal foil, the particular material not being critical to the invention. However, it will be appreciated that the containers are impervious to air. Each container 14 provides therein an annular space which is filled with granules 15 of a suitable solid washroom deodorant such as para-dichlorobenzene. Accordingly, until the container is broken, the deodorant will not escape and evaporation is maintained at a level of equilibrium with the air in each container.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, longitudinally spaced segments 16 of a tape or rip cord 17 are trapped, held or incorporated in the walls of the container 14 with a free end portion 18 of the cord 17 extending preferably outwardly from tube 11,

or to some easily accessible position. Depending on the length of pull of the free end 18 of the cord 17, one or more of the containers will be broken to expose granules 15 to the atmosphere.

Referring now to Fig. 3, which illustrates a modified form of the invention, there is shown a tube 11a which is adapted to have wound thereon a roll of toilet tissue. The tube 11a has but one enlarged annular recess or depressed portion 13a in which there is mounted or suitably secured, by appropriate means, a cylindrical container 14a for the deodorant granules 15a.

A tape or ripcord 17a has an elongated portion 16a thereof suitably trapped or incorporated in the walls of the container 14a. The container 14a which is impervious to air is torn along the line of cord entrapment by pulling the free end 18a of the rip cord.

A third form of the invention which is illustrated in Fig.4 discloses the adaptation of the invention to a conventional toilet tissue tube 11b. That is to say that it is not necessary in the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4 to provide grooves or depressions in the inner wall of the toilet tissue tube. A cylindrical impervious container 14b is provided which may merely be glued or otherwise suitably secured into proper position. In this form of the invention, the container 14b may be provided apart from the toilet tissue roll and may be inserted in a conventional roll by, for example, a householder, when the roll is opened.

The container 14b is opened or torn by pulling end 18b of a tape or rip cord 17 b, an elongated segment 16b of which is entrapped or embedded into the walls of the container 14b.

By suitably incorporating the tapes or rip cords 1.7, 17:: and 17b in the walls of their respective containers 14, 14a and 14b, in a manner suitable and evident to those skilled in the art, tearing of the containers, upon pulling of the respective free end portions 18, 18a and 18b of the rip cords or tapes can be limited to the width of the tapes or cords. That is to say, to liberate the deodorant, it is preferable to develop a relatively narrow slot in the deodorant container employed. The narrow slot will limit the granules of deodorant falling from the container. However, as the toilet tissue roll is rotated on its spindle (not shown), the deodorant will be adequately exposed to air and will evaporate, producing the desired result.

As many changes or substitutions could be made in the above described construction and as many apparently widely dilierent embodiments of the invention within the scope of the claims could be constructed without departing from the scope and spirit thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification 4 shall be interpreted as being illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a toilet tissue roll; a rotatable tube upon which said roll is mounted; a normally impervious tearable closed container mounted within said tube; container tearing means in the walls of said container, and a deodorant in particle form within said container, said container being formed with a dispensing slot when torn by said tearing means, the deodorant falling from the container through said slot and held Within said tube as said roll is rotated.

2. An article of manufacture comprising an impervious flexible curved container adapted to be mounted within a tube of a toilet tissue roll; a rip cord disposed along the inner surface of said container and having an outwardly extendable pullable end, the pulling of which will develop a dispensing opening in said container, and a solid-type deodorant in said container whereby the deodorant will escape from the dispensing opening made in said container.

3. The combination of a tube, an annular container secured to the inner wall of said tube and fabricated from an impervious tearable material; a rip cord embedded in the inner surface of said container, whereby a dispensing slot is formed in said container upon pulling said cord, and a deodorant in particle form sealed within said container prior to tearing and dispensed through the slot within said tube after tearing, upon rotation of said tube.

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